on my other computer i had some problems with some sort of virus.it was then i decided to clean it up.when i used a utility for formatting,partition etc..(hirens boot dvd) i mistakenly erased the MBR.now i could not create a partition with fdisk.what utility should i use from hiren and what should i do now.though i have this computer(which iam currently using),thats a better on in specs and much faster.so i ought to fix ASAP.
help me.
2007-11-14 07:23:51 · 2 answers · asked by James 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
ok use XP in DOS mode type C:\ fixmbr this way Windows will attemt to fix MBR sector. on your hard drive.
2007-11-14 07:29:26 · answer #1 · answered by steven25t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Windows XP the "fixmbr" command is only available in the recovery console. So you need to boot to your XP XP and run the console and from there you can run a repair of your master boot record.
2007-11-14 07:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by Slick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋